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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “quickedit”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “quickedit”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 20. 3 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Distributor – Remote Quickedit shows at wp.org #4 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Radio Buttons for Taxonomies places #7 on merit, 5.0★ from 50 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Simple SEO 10K+ · 4.7★ (33) wp.org #1 2 Editorial Calendar 20K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #2 3 Post Type Switcher 200K+ · 4.8★ (253) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 ACF Quick Edit Fields 30K+ · 4.5★ (43) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 A Adminimize 200K+ · 4.7★ (254) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 Einsatzverwaltung 1K+ · 4.9★ (17) wp.org #6 7 Radio Buttons for Taxonomies 20K+ · 5.0★ (50) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 AddQuicktag 100K+ · 4.7★ (44) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 A Access Areas for WordPress 400+ · 4.5★ (17) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Extended Post Status 1K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 cformsII 3K+ · 4.3★ (21) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Distributor – Remote Quickedit 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 DesignO 10+ · 3.6★ (10) wp.org #13 14 nLingual 30+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 W WEBphysiology Portfolio 70+ · 4.1★ (9) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 ZMPlugin 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 S Somatic Framework 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Phototools: wadmwidget 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 S Sharedaddy 200+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #19 20 O Omit Parent Theme Page Templates 10+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #18 2 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.